A: I receive a lot of complaints about Italian cypress from people. These complaints range from the branches flopping to browning from borers and problems with spider mites. The flopping branches ...

We were thinking ‘Emerald Green’ arborvitae, but it sounds like Italian cypress would be perfect. Are there any reasons why you would not recommend them for the Philadelphia areaâ ...

A row of Italian cypress exhibiting dead patches, which has been a widespread problem in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, are seen here in April in Lantana. (Janet Laminack) Italian cypress trees have ...

Question: Help! My Italian cypress are drying out and dying mostly from the top down. They have their own bubblers for water. Major reasons for Italian cypress to die back: too much water -- water ...

Answer: I think what you mean by Cypress is Italian cypress. The other tree which people might call Cypress would be Arizona Cypress which is a totally different tree. Arizona Cypress is used a ...

Q: A living memorial for deceased relatives is planned for Wisconsin. My question is: Can the Italian cypress survive in that climate? If not, could you please recommend a tree of this type that ...

DEAR NEIL: I believe these are three Italian cypress trees. They were doing great until the big freeze, but gradually they have gone downhill. Was the cold responsible? Will they come back?